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ogdoad

American  
[og-doh-ad] / ˈɒg doʊˌæd /

noun

  1. the number eight.

  2. a group of eight.

ogdoad British  
/ ˈɒɡdəʊˌæd /

noun

  1. a group of eight

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Etymology

Origin of ogdoad

1615–25; < Late Latin ogdoad- (stem of ogdoas ) < Greek ogdoás, derivative of ógdoos eighth; see -ad 1

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This ogdoad of the Lords of Knowledge is described in the Bahudaivatya— "Ananta, and Súkshma, and Śivottama, "Ekanetra, and again Ekarudra and Trimúrttika, "Śríkaṇṭha and Śikhaṇḍin,—these are declared to be the Vidyeśvaras."

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava

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